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Linseed : An Alternative Crop For The South Coast, R J. Doyle, R. J. Guyton
Linseed : An Alternative Crop For The South Coast, R J. Doyle, R. J. Guyton
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IN the over-17 inch rainfall zone of the south coast region of Western Australia animal production is the main farm enterprise.
Although farmers in the main cereal growing regions of W.A. crop about one-third of their cleared land each year, farmers in the south have been reluctant to crop more than about 12 per cent, of their cleared area.
Linseed Production Survey : Esperance, 1968, R J. Guyton
Linseed Production Survey : Esperance, 1968, R J. Guyton
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A SURVEY conducted after the 1967 linseed season found that although most farmers understood the requirements of linseed growing there were several crop failures. These were associated with time of planting, soil type and insect control measures.
The Esperance district office of the Department of Agriculture conducted a second survey during December, 1968 and January, 1969
Weed Control In Linseed, J G. Paterson
Weed Control In Linseed, J G. Paterson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In 1967, almost 7,000 acres of linseed were planted in Western Australia. The area increased to more than 25,000 acres in 1968 and it is expected that some 40,000 to 50,000 acres will be planted in 1969.
FOR MANY years linseed has been a comparatively unimportant crop, recently been highlighted both as a "cleaning" and as a "cash" crop. Its value has